Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Medicine, Box
Item
Title
Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Medicine, Box
Creator
Kilmer Company
Date
After 1906
Abstract
A Package of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root after 1906. This box demonstrates the changes in packaging and advertising after the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act
Language
English
Medium
Web
Description
Item is an example of Type 6 snake Oil: 'snake oil' as a pejorative for any of various cure-alls & tonics, especially, many containing alcohol.
Bibliographic Citation
Dr. Kilmer and Company. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. After 1906. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America. http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ZCQ00 /id/286.
Publisher
UB LIS563 Digital Libraries Class
Contributor
New York Heritage Digital Collections
Rights
Digital image copyright 2012 Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Center for Inquiry and Dr. Joe Nickell. Users of this Web site are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.